MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F003.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509250600F003.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 27.88,-96.28 Latitude: 27.88 Longitude: -96.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1014 -0 29.2 27.2 89 2.0 27.7 215 10 301.2 305.4 300.4 369.1 22.92 1 1000 120 28.0 26.6 92 1.4 27.0 215 11 301.2 305.3 300.1 367.6 22.46 2 950 577 24.5 24.5 100 -0.0 24.6 214 14 302.0 305.9 299.4 363.8 20.83 3 900 1050 21.7 18.3 81 3.5 19.3 224 15 303.9 306.7 296.2 348.1 14.85 4 850 1545 18.8 15.5 81 3.3 16.6 216 10 305.9 308.3 295.6 345.4 13.17 5 800 2064 15.1 12.3 83 2.9 13.3 202 7 307.3 309.4 294.7 341.4 11.29 6 750 2607 10.8 10.8 100 -0.0 10.7 180 11 308.3 310.3 294.6 341.3 10.89 7 700 3180 7.3 7.0 98 0.3 7.1 203 17 310.6 312.3 293.9 338.3 9.04 8 650 3788 4.0 3.2 95 0.8 3.5 211 20 313.5 314.9 293.5 336.7 7.44 9 600 4436 0.9 -1.9 82 2.8 -0.5 220 19 317.2 318.3 293.0 335.0 5.57 10 550 5132 -1.5 -11.7 45 10.3 -5.8 229 19 322.3 322.9 292.2 331.8 2.83 11 500 5885 -6.0 -9.9 74 3.9 -7.7 227 17 325.7 326.5 293.8 337.8 3.60 12 450 6703 -10.6 -18.2 53 7.6 -13.2 292 15 329.9 330.4 293.6 337.0 2.03 13 400 7598 -16.8 -19.7 78 2.9 -17.7 318 26 333.2 333.6 294.4 340.2 2.00 14 350 8591 -21.9 -24.0 83 2.0 -22.5 334 25 339.2 339.5 295.5 345.0 1.58 15 300 9708 -29.5 -32.1 78 2.6 -30.0 320 29 343.8 344.0 296.0 347.1 0.86 16 250 10984 -39.2 -42.3 72 3.1 -39.5 310 26 347.8 347.9 296.5 349.3 0.37 17 200 12471 -51.8 -55.5 65 3.7 -52.0 340 20 350.7 350.7 296.9 351.2 0.10 18 150 14268 -67.2 -71.3 56 4.1 -67.2 327 36 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.02 19 100 16641 -75.4 -83.3 28 7.9 -75.4 276 16 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.73 m Freezing level: 580.68 mb = 4704.74 m = 15435.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.28 mb = 4351.32 m = 14275.81 ft Precipitable water: 2.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.18 % Est. max temperature: 33.38 C = 92.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.05 mb = 254.41 m = 834.66 ft T: 26.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 37.28 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 947.66 mb = 598.62 m = 1963.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 20.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.17 C = 86.31 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -7.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -6.60 C Showalter Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.83 C Cross Totals Index: 21.52 C K Index: 40.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3602.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 84.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.62 mb = 571.18 m = 1873.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 945.62 mb = 617.44 m = 2025.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 125.62 mb = 15306.02 m = 50215.98 ft B at Equ Level: 3564.10 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 15.1 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 11.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 22.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.6 neg: -10.4 tot: 22.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 2596.82 Bulk Shear: 1.39 m/s